How To Perform A Server Restore Procedure
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Every individual who has lost any important computer data like valuable family photos or vital business
information before knows the frustration and worry that goes with it. Often, loss of valuable data could
lead to lots of problems including the eradication of important memories you have of the past. So, there
are instances when it is very important to retrieve lost data. While there are seasoned experts who
could help retrieve your lost data, there are user-directed backup and restore tools available on the
market.

If you are a new user of NetBackup, chances are that you would welcome any practical guide that
provides step-by-step information about the procedures to back up, archive and perform NetBackup
restore processes on your computer files, folders or directories.

Basic Terms used for Netbackup Restore

The client is the term used to refer to the computer that requires a backup or restore procedure while
the server is the computer designed to control the backup and restore processes. The policies refer to
the rules which the entire procedure follows when it backs up clients. The policies also specify when you
can manually backup and restore your files. These include the time range during which you could
perform a user-directed backup and restore operations. Any backup or archive procedure must be
carried out within the specified time range but restore operation could be done at any time.

A backup image stores all the files for backup either user-directed or server-directed. When job files are
restored, you are expected to select the specific data you want restored from a backup image as soon as
possible because backup images do expire after a given time frame. Once a backup image has expired,
you can't access it or restore its files.

Basic Procedure for Backup and Restore of Data

Your interface to the NetBackup restore software on your system is a backup, archive or a restore
operation. Once a backup or restore operation is in progress, the client software communicates the
information to be restored or backed up to the NetBackup restore server and the required data is
subsequently written on a storage device if it is a backup operation. If it is a restore operation, the
NetBackup server sends the required data to the client software on your computer based on prior
request. The data is subsequently restored to your computer once it is received.

NetBackup Restore Checklist

The basic pre-restore procedures include ensuring the client computer to be restored has the same
name it bears before the data loss. The operating system must be connected to run in a workgroup. In
addition, make sure the network interface of the client computer is connected to an active port on a
switch and it functions properly.